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Chapter 21.SE, Problem 58AP
When ethyl benzoate is heated in methanol containing a small amount of HCl, methyl benzoate is formed. Propose a mechanism for the reaction.
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Ch. 21.1 - Give IUPAC names for the following substances:Ch. 21.1 - Draw structures corresponding to the following...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 3PCh. 21.2 - Rank the compounds in each of the following sets...Ch. 21.2 - Predict the products of the following nucleophilic...Ch. 21.2 - Prob. 6PCh. 21.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 21.3 - If the following molecule is treated with acid...Ch. 21.4 - How might you prepare the following esters using a...Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 21.4 - Prob. 11PCh. 21.4 - Prob. 12PCh. 21.4 - Prob. 13PCh. 21.5 - Prob. 14PCh. 21.5 - What product would you expect from reaction of one...Ch. 21.6 - Prob. 16PCh. 21.6 - Prob. 17PCh. 21.6 - Show the products you would obtain by reduction of...Ch. 21.6 - What ester and what Grignard reagent might you...Ch. 21.7 - Prob. 20PCh. 21.7 - How would you use the reaction of an amide with...Ch. 21.8 - Write the mechanism of the reaction shown in...Ch. 21.9 - Prob. 23PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 24PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 25PCh. 21.10 - Prob. 26PCh. 21.SE - Name the following compounds:Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 28VCCh. 21.SE - Prob. 29VCCh. 21.SE - Prob. 30VCCh. 21.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism...Ch. 21.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism...Ch. 21.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism...Ch. 21.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the complete...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 35MPCh. 21.SE - When 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is added in...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 37MPCh. 21.SE - Prob. 38MPCh. 21.SE - Prob. 39MPCh. 21.SE - The hydrolysis of a biological thioester to the...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 41MPCh. 21.SE - Prob. 42MPCh. 21.SE - Prob. 43MPCh. 21.SE - In the iodoform reaction, a triiodomethyl ketone...Ch. 21.SE - Give IUPAC names for the following compounds:Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 46APCh. 21.SE - Draw and name compounds that meet the following...Ch. 21.SE - Predict the product, if any, of reaction between...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 49APCh. 21.SE - Prob. 50APCh. 21.SE - What product would you expect to obtain from...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 52APCh. 21.SE - Prob. 53APCh. 21.SE - The following reactivity order has been found for...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 55APCh. 21.SE - Outline methods for the preparation of...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 57APCh. 21.SE - When ethyl benzoate is heated in methanol...Ch. 21.SE - tert-Butoxycarbonyl azide, a reagent used in...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 60APCh. 21.SE - Prob. 61APCh. 21.SE - What is the structure of the polymer produced by...Ch. 21.SE - Polyimides with the structure shown are used as...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 64APCh. 21.SE - Propose a structure for a compound, C4H7ClO2, that...Ch. 21.SE - Assign structures to compounds with the following...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 67APCh. 21.SE - When a carboxylic acid is dissolved in...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 69APCh. 21.SE - Prob. 70APCh. 21.SE - Prob. 71APCh. 21.SE - Phenyl 4-aminosalicylate is a drug used in the...Ch. 21.SE - N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) is the active...Ch. 21.SE - Tranexamic acid, a drug useful against blood...Ch. 21.SE - One frequently used method for preparing methyl...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 76APCh. 21.SE - Assign structures to compounds with the following...Ch. 21.SE - Propose structures for compounds with the...Ch. 21.SE - Propose a structure for the compound with the...Ch. 21.SE - Draw the structure of the compound that produced...Ch. 21.SE - Prob. 81APCh. 21.SE - Epoxy adhesives are prepared in two steps. SN2...
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